Poultry drinking-fountain.



m. 7|2,243. Patented Oct-28", I902.

R. J. BEISE. v POULTRY DRlNKlNG FOUNTAIN.

(Application filed Apr. 9, 1902. I (No Model.)

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311 mzwtoz l "NI'T'ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD J. BEISE, OFPINE ISLAND, MINNESOTA.

POULTRY DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,243, dated October.28,1902.

7 Application filed April 9, 1902. Serial No. 102,101. (No model.) 7

To all whom. it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD J. BEISE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pine Island, Goodhue county, Minnesota, haveiu- Vented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry Drinking- Fountains; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in poultry drinking-fountains.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved poultry drinking-fountain formed or provided with an approximately funnelshaped or dished partition designed to facilitate the operation of filling the fountain and also to reduce to a minimum the liability of The invention consists in certain novel fea tures in construction and in combinations and arrangements of parts, as more fully and par ticularly pointed out hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the fountain in the normal horizontal position. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of the same in the vertical position for filling. Fig. 3is a front end elevation. Fig. MS a cross-section. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section looking down, the tank in rear of the dished or f unnel-like partition being broken away. Fig. 6 is a plan View of a blank from which the funnel-like partition can be formed.

In the drawings, a is a usually-elongated cylindrical tank or receptacle closed except at the front end and preferably formed of galvanized sheet-iron or other suitable sheet metal. This tank is adapted to be filled and carried in an upright'position, but when in use is adapted to rest in a lowered position, as nearly horizontal as possible, so as to be readily accessible to very small chickens or other fowl.

b is a foot, bracket, or flat strip of metal rigidly secured across the front end of the I or angle-feet at the under portion of, the front end of the receptacle. The receptacle at its rear portion can rest on the ground. 1 This arrangement of ground feet or rest permits the tank to rest in an approximately, if not actually, horizontal position close to the ground, for the purpose stated. 4

c is a handle or rigid handholdat the top of the rear portion of the receptacle for use in raising or lowering the receptacle.

d is a swinging bail or handle by which the receptacle can be lifted or carried in the upright position and held while being lowered or tilted to the horizontal position.

When the tank is in the horizontal position, the bail can extend rearwardly and rest on the tank, as shown in Fig. 1. The bail is loosely confined to the ears 6, rigidly secured to diametrically opposite exterior portions of the tank and located a distance in rear of the front end of the tank to avoid projections at the front end of tank, but particularly to enable the operator to easily lower the tank to the horizontal position.

f is the comparatively low front dam, curb, or partition closing the lower portion of the front end of the receptacle and forming the front wall of the readily accessible or exposed front drinking-space.

g is a dished or funnel-likepartition located in rear of the front curbf and entirely closing the receptacle,except for a comparatively small or narrow elliptical opening it behind said front curb andin aplane below the horizontal plane including the top edge of said front curb. Said partition or wall 9 is dished, concaved, or otherwise formed to taper or incline throughout its outer or front surface toward and to said opening 72. The said par- IOO formed is then inserted in the tank, with the notch behind said front curb, and is soldered or otherwise rigidly secured around its edge to the inner surface of the tank, thereby forming the elliptical opening it behind said front curb. Said opening is of the greatest width at the center and gradually reduces in width in opposite directions to the ends. The partition being thus concaved and dished inwardly forms the enlarged drinking-space in rear of the front curb, so that the water therein is readily accessible to the fowl and plenty of room is afforded for drinking purposes, which is not the case where closely-arranged fiat partitions are employed. This dished partition is also so formed as to constitute what might be termed a funnel for filling purposes. When the tank is in the upright position, said partition inclines and tapers downwardly and inwardly from its upper surrounding edge to the edge of said notch forming the opening, which itself curves from its upper ends downwardly to its central portion. In filling the tank the water is poured or discharged onto said partition and by reason of the formation thereof is deflected downwardly and inwardly to the center or widest part of the opening 71. at a distance below the front curb, and splashing and spilling over is avoided, and the tank can be very rapidly filled. Also the said partition is so formed as to avoid spilling or splashing over when the tank is lowered to the horizontal position. By reason of the peculiar shape of the opening 71. the Water cannot run out when the tank is in its horizontal position should the same be tilted laterally. Hence it is not necessary that the tank be placed with the bottom foot or bracket level or horizontal.

It is evident that various changes might be resorted to Without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exact showing.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim is- A drinking-fountain comprising the tank having a curb at its front end, and the inwardly-dished funnel-like partition behind the curb and forming the enlarged drinkingspace between the curb and partition, said partition having an edge notch forming an opening behind the curb, said partition inclining or concaving from its surrounding edge inwardly to said opening, whereby the inner face of the partition is convex and the outer face thereof concave, for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD J. BEISE. Witnesses:

R. N. IRISH, LooMIs F. IRIsH. 

